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Multiple Choice Questions
The secretary said, “Is Mr. Fisher in his office?”
(a) The secretary said that if Mr. Fisher was in his office.
(b) The secretary enquired if Mr. Fisher was in his office.
(c) The secretary enquired that if Mr. Fisher was in his office.
(d) The secretary asked if Mr. Fisher had been in his office.
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Answer: (b) The secretary enquired if Mr. Fisher was in his office.
Explanation:
1. A yes/no question takes 'enquired/asked if'.
2. 'Is' becomes 'was'; 'that' must not be used.
Teacher's Note:
1. Do not combine 'that' with 'if'.
2. Simple present becomes simple past.
The policeman said, “Don’t cross the speed limit.”
(a) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit.
(b) The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit.
(c) The policeman warned me not to cross the speed limit.
(d) The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit.
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Answer: (c) The policeman warned me not to cross the speed limit.
Explanation:
1. A negative command becomes 'not to + verb'.
2. 'Warned' fits a policeman's caution and includes the object 'me'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Don't + verb becomes not to + verb.
2. Choose a reporting verb that shows the tone.
Richard said, “I must attend the meeting.”
(a) Richard said that he had to attend the meeting.
(b) Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting.
(c) Richard said if he must attend the meeting.
(d) Richard said that he would attend the meeting.
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Answer: (a) Richard said that he had to attend the meeting.
Explanation:
1. 'Must' expressing necessity changes to 'had to'.
2. 'I' changes to 'he'.
Teacher's Note:
1. must (necessity) becomes had to.
2. 'Would' changes the meaning to intention.
She said, “What a beautiful view!”
(a) She said that the view was beautiful.
(b) She exclaimed that the view is beautiful.
(c) She exclaimed with joy and said that the view was beautiful.
(d) She exclaimed that the view was beautiful.
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Answer: (d) She exclaimed that the view was beautiful.
Explanation:
1. An exclamation is reported with 'exclaimed that'.
2. 'What a beautiful view' becomes 'the view was beautiful'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Exclamations become statements with 'exclaimed'.
2. Avoid doubling the reporting verb ('exclaimed... and said').
David said, “Can we go tomorrow?”
(a) David said if we can go tomorrow.
(b) David asked if we could go the following day.
(c) David asked if we could go tomorrow.
(d) David said whether we could go tomorrow.
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Answer: (b) David asked if we could go the following day.
Explanation:
1. 'Can' becomes 'could' and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the following day'.
2. A question needs 'asked if'.
Teacher's Note:
1. tomorrow becomes the next / following day.
2. Questions take 'asked', not 'said'.
The student said, “Ma’am, please extend the deadline.”
(a) The student ordered the teacher to extend the deadline.
(b) The student said if the teacher would extend the deadline.
(c) The student requested the teacher to extend the deadline.
(d) The student said that ma’am should extend the deadline.
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Answer: (c) The student requested the teacher to extend the deadline.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' signals a request: 'requested'.
2. The form of address 'Ma'am' becomes the object 'the teacher'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Vocatives (Ma'am, Sir) become the object of the reporting verb.
2. 'Ordered' is too strong for a polite request.
He said, “Ah! You are here.”
(a) He exclaimed with delight that I was there.
(b) He said that he was delighted that I was there.
(c) He exclaimed with joy to see me there.
(d) He said it was a joy to see me there.
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Answer: (a) He exclaimed with delight that I was there.
Explanation:
1. 'Ah!' expresses delight: 'exclaimed with delight'.
2. 'You are here' becomes 'I was there'.
Teacher's Note:
1. here becomes there.
2. Replace the interjection with a suitable phrase.
The maid said, “I gave them the address.”
(a) The maid asked whether she should have given the address to them.
(b) The maid informed me that she had given the address to them.
(c) The maid said that she would give them the address.
(d) The maid said to give the address to them.
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Answer: (b) The maid informed me that she had given the address to them.
Explanation:
1. A statement is reported with 'informed me that'.
2. Simple past 'gave' becomes 'had given'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple past becomes past perfect.
2. Statements must not be turned into questions or commands.
The driver said, “Do you want to halt for a while?”
(a) The driver said if we wanted a halt for a while.
(b) The driver asked if we want to halt for a while.
(c) The driver asks if we wanted to halt for a while.
(d) The driver asked if we wanted to halt for a while.
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Answer: (d) The driver asked if we wanted to halt for a while.
Explanation:
1. A yes/no question uses 'asked if'.
2. 'Do you want' becomes 'we wanted'; the helping verb 'do' disappears.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Do/does/did' are dropped in reported questions.
2. Keep the reporting verb in the past.
He said, “I was writing letters.”
(a) He told her that I was writing letters.
(b) He said that he had been writing letters.
(c) He asked her that he had been writing letters.
(d) He said that he was writing letters.
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Answer: (b) He said that he had been writing letters.
Explanation:
1. Past continuous 'was writing' becomes past perfect continuous 'had been writing'.
2. 'I' becomes 'he'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Past continuous becomes past perfect continuous.
2. Statements are not reported with 'asked'.
Reeta said, “My cousin snores throughout the night.”
(a) Reeta said that her cousin snores throughout the night.
(b) Reeta said that her cousin has snored throughout the night.
(c) Reeta asked that her cousin snored throughout the night.
(d) Reeta said that her cousin had been snoring throughout the night.
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Answer: (a) Reeta said that her cousin snores throughout the night.
Explanation:
1. The habit is still true, so the present tense can be kept.
2. 'My' becomes 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Habitual facts that are still true may keep the present tense.
2. Statements are not reported with 'asked'.
Sana: Your watch is pretty.
Anubha: Thanks. My father gave it on my anniversary.
Sana: When does your anniversary fall?
Anubha: 17th September.
Sana told Anubha (i) ______ . Anubha said (ii) ______ . Sana enquired of her (iii) ______. Anubha informed that it falls on 17th September every year.
Choose the option for (i).
(a) that your watch is pretty.
(b) that her watch was pretty.
(c) that her watch is pretty.
(d) that your watch was pretty.
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Answer: (b) that her watch was pretty.
Explanation:
1. 'Your' becomes 'her' (Anubha's).
2. 'Is' becomes 'was' after 'told'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Change pronouns according to who is reported.
2. Backshift present to past.
Sana: Your watch is pretty.
Anubha: Thanks. My father gave it on my anniversary.
Sana: When does your anniversary fall?
Anubha: 17th September.
Sana told Anubha (i) ______ . Anubha said (ii) ______ . Sana enquired of her (iii) ______. Anubha informed that it falls on 17th September every year.
Choose the option for (ii).
(a) that her father has given it on her anniversary.
(b) that my father has given it on her anniversary.
(c) that her father had given it on her anniversary.
(d) that my father had given it on her anniversary.
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Answer: (c) that her father had given it on her anniversary.
Explanation:
1. 'My' becomes 'her'.
2. Simple past 'gave' becomes 'had given'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple past becomes past perfect.
2. Both possessives change to 'her'.
Sana: Your watch is pretty.
Anubha: Thanks. My father gave it on my anniversary.
Sana: When does your anniversary fall?
Anubha: 17th September.
Sana told Anubha (i) ______ . Anubha said (ii) ______ . Sana enquired of her (iii) ______. Anubha informed that it falls on 17th September every year.
Choose the option for (iii).
(a) when your anniversary falls
(b) when her anniversary falls
(c) when her anniversary fell
(d) when your anniversary fell
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Answer: (c) when her anniversary fell
Explanation:
1. 'Your' becomes 'her'.
2. 'Does ... fall' becomes 'fell' with statement order.
Teacher's Note:
1. Drop 'do/does' and backshift the main verb.
2. Statement order: subject + verb.
Vidushi said, “I will manage hereafter.”
(a) Vidushi said that she will manage hereafter.
(b) Vidushi said that she would manage hereafter.
(c) Vidushi said that she would manage after that.
(d) Vidushi said that she will manage after that.
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Answer: (c) Vidushi said that she would manage after that.
Explanation:
1. 'Will' becomes 'would'.
2. 'Hereafter' changes to 'after that' (or 'thereafter').
Teacher's Note:
1. Words pointing to 'here/now' change to 'there/then' equivalents.
2. Check modal and adverb together.
He said, “May God grant peace to the departed soul.”
(a) He prayed that may God grant peace to the departed soul.
(b) He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
(c) He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.
(d) He wished that God should grant peace to the departed soul.
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Answer: (b) He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
Explanation:
1. A prayer is reported with 'prayed that'.
2. The question-like order 'May God' is changed to statement order 'God would/might'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Wishes/prayers: prayed that + subject + might/would.
2. Never keep 'may' at the start after 'that'.
Girish : I have invited my friends to dinner.
Nidhi : I’ll invite my friends also.
Girish : What should we have for dinner?
Girish told Nidhi (i) ______. Nidhi said (ii) ______. Girish asked her (iii) ______.
Choose the option for (i).
(a) that I have invited my friends to dinner.
(b) that he has invited his friends to dinner.
(c) that I had invited my friends to dinner.
(d) that he had invited his friends to dinner.
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Answer: (d) that he had invited his friends to dinner.
Explanation:
1. 'I' and 'my' become 'he' and 'his'.
2. 'Have invited' becomes 'had invited'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Present perfect becomes past perfect.
2. Change every first-person pronoun of the speaker.
Girish : I have invited my friends to dinner.
Nidhi : I’ll invite my friends also.
Girish : What should we have for dinner?
Girish told Nidhi (i) ______. Nidhi said (ii) ______. Girish asked her (iii) ______.
Choose the option for (ii).
(a) that I would invite my friends also.
(b) that she would invite her friends also.
(c) that she will invite my friends also.
(d) that I will invite any friends also.
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Answer: (b) that she would invite her friends also.
Explanation:
1. 'I'll' (I will) becomes 'she would'.
2. 'My' becomes 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. will becomes would.
2. Pronouns follow the speaker, Nidhi.
Girish : I have invited my friends to dinner.
Nidhi : I’ll invite my friends also.
Girish : What should we have for dinner?
Girish told Nidhi (i) ______. Nidhi said (ii) ______. Girish asked her (iii) ______.
Choose the option for (iii).
(a) what they shall have for dinner.
(b) what we should have for dinner.
(c) what they should have for dinner.
(d) what we shall have for dinner.
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Answer: (c) what they should have for dinner.
Explanation:
1. 'We' (Girish and Nidhi) becomes 'they'.
2. 'Should' stays 'should'; statement order is used.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Should' does not change in reported speech.
2. Wh-questions keep the wh-word and use statement order.
Doctor : Do you go for a morning walk?
Sagar : I don’t have enough time in the morning.
Doctor : But morning walk is very essential for you.
Sagar : I walk many miles a day during the course of my work.
The doctor asked Sagar (i) ______. Sagar told him (ii) ______ enough time in the morning. The doctor insisted that (iii) ______. Sagar told him that he walked many miles a day during the course of his work.
Choose the option for (i).
(a) if you went for a morning walk
(b) if he went for a morning walk
(c) it you go for a morning walk
(d) if he goes for a morning walk
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Answer: (b) if he went for a morning walk
Explanation:
1. A yes/no question takes 'if'.
2. 'Do you go' becomes 'he went'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Drop 'do' and backshift the verb.
2. you becomes he when reporting about Sagar.
Doctor : Do you go for a morning walk?
Sagar : I don’t have enough time in the morning.
Doctor : But morning walk is very essential for you.
Sagar : I walk many miles a day during the course of my work.
The doctor asked Sagar (i) ______. Sagar told him (ii) ______ enough time in the morning. The doctor insisted that (iii) ______. Sagar told him that he walked many miles a day during the course of his work.
Choose the option for (ii).
(a) that I do not have
(b) that I did not have
(c) that he did not have
(d) that he does not have
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Answer: (c) that he did not have
Explanation:
1. 'I' becomes 'he'.
2. 'Don't have' becomes 'did not have'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple present becomes simple past.
2. Change the speaker's 'I' to 'he'.
Doctor : Do you go for a morning walk?
Sagar : I don’t have enough time in the morning.
Doctor : But morning walk is very essential for you.
Sagar : I walk many miles a day during the course of my work.
The doctor asked Sagar (i) ______. Sagar told him (ii) ______ enough time in the morning. The doctor insisted that (iii) ______. Sagar told him that he walked many miles a day during the course of his work.
Choose the option for (iii).
(a) morning walk had been very essential for him.
(b) morning walk has been very essential for him.
(c) morning walk was very essential for him.
(d) morning walk will be very essential for him.
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Answer: (c) morning walk was very essential for him.
Explanation:
1. The reporting verb 'insisted' is in the past.
2. 'Is' backshifts to 'was'; 'you' becomes 'him'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple present becomes simple past.
2. Advice is not a universal truth, so backshift applies.
Doctor : How are you feeling now?
Raghu : Much better, sir.
Doctor : Are you taking the medicines regularly?
Raghu : Yes, sir.
The doctor asked Raghu (i) ______ then Raghu replied that (ii) ______ much better. The doctor further asked Raghu (iii) ______ the medicines regularly. Raghu replied in the affirmative.
Choose the option for (i).
(a) that how he was feeling
(b) how he was feeling
(c) how you are feeling
(d) how was he feeling
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Answer: (b) how he was feeling
Explanation:
1. Wh-questions keep the wh-word and use statement order.
2. 'Are you feeling' becomes 'he was feeling'.
Teacher's Note:
1. No 'that' before a wh-word.
2. Subject before verb: how he was.
Doctor : How are you feeling now?
Raghu : Much better, sir.
Doctor : Are you taking the medicines regularly?
Raghu : Yes, sir.
The doctor asked Raghu (i) ______ then Raghu replied that (ii) ______ much better. The doctor further asked Raghu (iii) ______ the medicines regularly. Raghu replied in the affirmative.
Choose the option for (ii).
(a) I am feeling
(b) I was feeling
(c) he is feeling
(d) he was feeling
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Answer: (d) he was feeling
Explanation:
1. Raghu's 'I am feeling' is reported as 'he was feeling'.
2. 'Replied' is past, so backshift applies.
Teacher's Note:
1. Present continuous becomes past continuous.
2. First person becomes third person.
Doctor : How are you feeling now?
Raghu : Much better, sir.
Doctor : Are you taking the medicines regularly?
Raghu : Yes, sir.
The doctor asked Raghu (i) ______ then Raghu replied that (ii) ______ much better. The doctor further asked Raghu (iii) ______ the medicines regularly. Raghu replied in the affirmative.
Choose the option for (iii).
(a) if you are taking
(b) if he is taking
(c) that he was taking
(d) if he was taking
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Answer: (d) if he was taking
Explanation:
1. A yes/no question takes 'if'.
2. 'Are you taking' becomes 'he was taking'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Yes/no question: if/whether.
2. Never use 'that' for a reported question.
Father : Sonu, don’t pull the cat’s tail. It’ll hurt the cat.
Sonu : Daddy, I am not doing anything. I’m simply holding the cat’s tail. The cat is pulling it.
Father asked his son, Sonu (i) ______ because (ii) ______. Sonu wittingly told his father (iii) ______; he was simply holding the cat’s tail. He supported his statement saying (iv) ______.
Choose the option for (i).
(a) not pull the cat’s tail
(b) don’t pull the cat’s tail
(c) not to pull the cat’s tail
(d) not to pulled the cat’s tail
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Answer: (c) not to pull the cat’s tail
Explanation:
1. A negative command becomes 'not to + base verb'.
2. So 'not to pull' is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Don't + verb becomes not to + verb.
2. Use the base form after 'to'.
Father : Sonu, don’t pull the cat’s tail. It’ll hurt the cat.
Sonu : Daddy, I am not doing anything. I’m simply holding the cat’s tail. The cat is pulling it.
Father asked his son, Sonu (i) ______ because (ii) ______. Sonu wittingly told his father (iii) ______; he was simply holding the cat’s tail. He supported his statement saying (iv) ______.
Choose the option for (ii).
(a) it should hurt the cat
(b) it shall hurt the cat
(c) it will hurt the cat
(d) it would hurt the cat
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Answer: (d) it would hurt the cat
Explanation:
1. 'It'll' (it will) becomes 'it would'.
2. Backshift applies after a past reporting verb.
Teacher's Note:
1. will becomes would.
2. Contractions must be expanded first.
Father : Sonu, don’t pull the cat’s tail. It’ll hurt the cat.
Sonu : Daddy, I am not doing anything. I’m simply holding the cat’s tail. The cat is pulling it.
Father asked his son, Sonu (i) ______ because (ii) ______. Sonu wittingly told his father (iii) ______; he was simply holding the cat’s tail. He supported his statement saying (iv) ______.
Choose the option for (iii).
(a) that he is not doing anything
(b) that I am not doing anything
(c) that he was not doing anything
(d) that I was not doing anything
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Answer: (c) that he was not doing anything
Explanation:
1. 'I am not doing' becomes 'he was not doing'.
2. Sonu is reported in the third person.
Teacher's Note:
1. Present continuous becomes past continuous.
2. I becomes he.
Father : Sonu, don’t pull the cat’s tail. It’ll hurt the cat.
Sonu : Daddy, I am not doing anything. I’m simply holding the cat’s tail. The cat is pulling it.
Father asked his son, Sonu (i) ______ because (ii) ______. Sonu wittingly told his father (iii) ______; he was simply holding the cat’s tail. He supported his statement saying (iv) ______.
Choose the option for (iv).
(a) that the cat is putting its tail.
(b) that the cat has pulled its tail.
(c) if the cat will pull its tail.
(d) that the cat was pulling its tail.
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Answer: (d) that the cat was pulling its tail.
Explanation:
1. 'The cat is pulling it' becomes 'the cat was pulling its tail'.
2. A statement takes 'that'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Present continuous becomes past continuous.
2. Statements are not introduced by 'if'.
Doctor : How many times did you take the medicine?
Patient : As per your prescription.
Doctor : What was my prescription?
Patient : Three times a day.
The doctor asked the patient (i) ______. The patient replied (ii) ______. The doctor cross-questioned (iii) ______. The patient informed that it was three times a day.
Choose the option for (i).
(a) how many times you have taken the medicine.
(b) how many times he had taken the medicine.
(c) how many times you had taken the medicine.
(d) how many times he has taken the medicine.
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Answer: (b) how many times he had taken the medicine.
Explanation:
1. 'Did you take' becomes 'he had taken'.
2. Statement order is used after the wh-phrase.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple past (did + verb) becomes past perfect.
2. you becomes he.
Doctor : How many times did you take the medicine?
Patient : As per your prescription.
Doctor : What was my prescription?
Patient : Three times a day.
The doctor asked the patient (i) ______. The patient replied (ii) ______. The doctor cross-questioned (iii) ______. The patient informed that it was three times a day.
Choose the option for (ii).
(a) that I have taken it as per his prescription
(b) that I had taken it as per his prescription
(c) that he has taken it as per his prescription
(d) that he had taken it as per his prescription
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Answer: (d) that he had taken it as per his prescription
Explanation:
1. The patient is reported in the third person: he.
2. The past action is in the past perfect: had taken.
Teacher's Note:
1. Report the full meaning of a short answer.
2. your becomes his (the doctor's).
Doctor : How many times did you take the medicine?
Patient : As per your prescription.
Doctor : What was my prescription?
Patient : Three times a day.
The doctor asked the patient (i) ______. The patient replied (ii) ______. The doctor cross-questioned (iii) ______. The patient informed that it was three times a day.
Choose the option for (iii).
(a) what my prescription has been
(b) what his prescription had been
(c) what his prescription has been
(d) what my prescription had been
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Answer: (b) what his prescription had been
Explanation:
1. 'My' (the doctor's) becomes 'his'.
2. 'Was' becomes 'had been'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple past becomes past perfect.
2. Statement order: what his prescription had been.
(a) Get in the class, students.
(b) Students are getting in the class.
(c) Students will get in the class.
(d) Students need to get in the class.
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Answer: (a) Get in the class, students.
Explanation:
1. A command uses the imperative: base verb with no subject.
2. 'Get in the class' is imperative; the others are statements.
Teacher's Note:
1. Imperatives begin with the base verb and usually omit 'you'.
2. Statements describe; commands direct.
(a) You will have to go to the bank.
(b) I am going to the bank.
(c) Go to the bank.
(d) I may go to the bank.
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Answer: (c) Go to the bank.
Explanation:
1. 'Go to the bank' is in the imperative mood.
2. The others are statements about obligation, plans or possibility.
Teacher's Note:
1. Look for a sentence starting with the base verb.
2. Obligation statements are not commands in form.
(a) Policeman ordered them not to move.
(b) Policeman said to them not to move.
(c) Policeman requested them not to move.
(d) Policeman told them that they cannot move.
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Answer: (a) Policeman ordered them not to move.
Explanation:
1. A policeman's command is reported with 'ordered'.
2. The negative imperative becomes 'not to move'.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Requested' does not fit a firm command.
2. Commands are reported with an infinitive, not a 'that' clause.
(a) The teacher said, “Be quiet, boys.”
(b) The teacher pleaded, “Boys, please be quiet!”
(c) The teacher requested, “Boys! Please be quiet.”
(d) The teacher said, “Boys! Please be quiet.”
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Answer: (a) The teacher said, “Be quiet, boys.”
Explanation:
1. Options (b), (c) and (d) contain 'please', which makes them requests.
2. Only (a) is a plain imperative without 'please'.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Please' or 'kindly' turns a command into a request.
2. Plain imperatives are commands.
“Do your homework!” my mom told me.
(a) My mom requested me to do my homework.
(b) My mom told me to do my homework.
(c) My mom told me that do my homework.
(d) My mom told me to complete my homework.
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Answer: (b) My mom told me to do my homework.
Explanation:
1. A command is reported as 'told me to + base verb'.
2. Option (d) changes the verb; 'requested' does not suit a firm command.
Teacher's Note:
1. Keep the original verb when reporting.
2. Imperatives become 'to + base verb'.
She said, “Leave me alone.”
(a) She urged me to leave him alone.
(b) She said to leave me alone.
(c) She told me to leave her alone.
(d) She told me leave her alone.
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Answer: (c) She told me to leave her alone.
Explanation:
1. 'Me' in her words refers to her, so it becomes 'her'.
2. The imperative becomes 'to leave'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Pronouns must refer to the original speaker.
2. Do not forget 'to' before the verb.
Her mother said, “Tidy your room!”
(a) Her mother told her to tidy her room.
(b) Her mother told her that tidy her room.
(c) Her mother asked her to tidy her room.
(d) Her mother requested her to tidy our room.
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Answer: (a) Her mother told her to tidy her room.
Explanation:
1. A forceful command is reported with 'told ... to'.
2. 'Your room' becomes 'her room'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Imperatives take 'to + verb', never 'that + verb'.
2. The exclamation mark suggests a firm instruction, not a request.
The thief said to us, “Don’t move!”
(a) The thief said to us, don’t move.
(b) The thief said to us that we should not move.
(c) The thief said that we might not move.
(d) The thief warned us not to move.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) The thief warned us not to move.
Explanation:
1. The thief is threatening, so 'warned' fits.
2. Negative command becomes 'not to move'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Choose a reporting verb that conveys tone.
2. Don't + verb becomes not to + verb.
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Practice MCQs for Class 10 English Direct Indirect Speech
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Review structured objective questions for Class 10 English Direct Indirect Speech. Built according to official CBSE guidelines, these MCQ sets support daily revision and core concept reinforcement.
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